There are days that weigh heavy on your soul. The alarm clock buzzes you awake like lightning bolts jolting your ears. And the rush of already late floods your soul before you’ve even begun. Your life has gone on without you again and you’re always running out of breath. Lagging behind, trying harder to keep up. There are days when swinging your legs over the side of your bed and standing on two feet leave you feeling crooked, as though your whole day was born slanted and you’re slipping …
Kids
Empowering Parents to Prevent Abuse Pt. 4
If you're a mom in a middle class neighborhood with good schools and green manicured lawns, you probably don't have great fear your child will turn to prostitution or be living on the streets. And you may have read the past 3 posts and feel pretty confident in your ability to protect your children but there is more at stake than our kids. What do we know about the cycle of abuse? Abused children are more prone to alcoholism, depression, suicidal behavior, prostitution, pornography, …
Empowering Parents to Prevent Abuse: pt. 3
If you've followed along on the blog these past two days you know how vital it is to educate yourself and your children about the issues involving sexual abuse and ways to protect your kids. What you should Know: Surveys show that less than 30% of parents have talked in-depth with their children about sexual abuse and of that percentage even fewer mentioned that the abuser could be a family member, female, family friend, or another child. The smaller the circle you create of trusted …
